Wednesday Concerts provide for Virgil Cleveland Memorial Scholarship
Opening the Emmanuel Parish Brown Bag concert series at noon on Wednesday, July 6 will be Martin Lund and friends. The concert is held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Eastsound, and entrance is by donation. This popular summer concert season features island musicians who share their their talents each year to fund the Virgil Cleveland Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship provides the opportunity for a promising music student from Orcas to attend the Seattle Youth Symphony Marrowstone Music Camp in Bellingham.
Featured in the concert with Martin Lund will be Mackie Blackburn and Robin Gropp, who will play their violins. Mackie, who will be a senior this fall at Orcas High School, received the Virgil Cleveland Memorial Scholarship last summer.
Martin Lund is a versatile composer, arranger, and musician who plays many instruments including piano, flute, saxophone, clarinet, accordion, in many styles, including classical, jazz, blues, rock and country. He spent over 20 years in Los Angeles playing a variety of music in radio and television. He currently is sharing his amazing talents and teaching ability with the students at Orcas High School.
Martin is regularly featured in productions at the Orcas Center and every year hosts local musicians in his One World Music concerts, benefiting the Fun House.
Admission to the concerts are by donation. The Music Committee of Emmanuel Parish thanks all the artists who generously lend their musical talents and the audiences who contribute each summer to the Brown Bag series, making this annual scholarship possible.
